bats

Experts said it is perhaps the biggest threats to North American bat populations.   “The disease called White Nose Syndrome," said U.S. Forest Service researcher Roger Perry.  "It’s caused by a fungus introduced in the United States about 2006.”   Perry says ...

According to state and federal wildife officials, a bat-killing disease called white-nose syndrome has been discovered in two more Washington counties. The Skagit Valley Herald reported this week, infected droppings were found in Chelan and Snohomish counties ...

This is Bat Week, which is appropriate with Halloween on Wednesday.  The U.S. Forest Service uses this final week in October to promote how beneficial the mammals are to our everyday lives.  The USFS' Kim Winter said many of us, while we may not see bats often, don't realize how the flying rodents impact our livest and the foods we eat.   ...

Ending, naturally with Halloween, is National Bat Week and it’s a great opportunity to spotlight the benefits that bats provide agriculture.  Some bats are pollinators, particularly in the Southwest and into Mexico, but they are also great natural predators of pests according to Rob Mies.   “...

Washington State’s Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) are asking everyone to keep an eye out for bats, particularly if they are sick or dead as they monitor for white nose disease.   Communications Director for the WSDA Hector Castro said farmers need bats.   “...